IMPACT

We’re 3! From early July we'll be adding more information each week about the positive impacts and ongoing goals we're sharing in celebration. We’ve got more work to do, and we’re really excited to share this with you - our valued supporters. Watch this space!

The Social Outfit community is both global and local:

Through our employment, training programs, and creative events, we've worked with people from 30 countries around the world.

Communities are crucial to building a sense of belonging, and The Social Outfit is a place for learning, contributing, and sharing.

For 11 of our community staff members, The Social Outfit was their first paid job in Australia.

We have more work to do, and one of our ongoing focuses is community engagement.

(Source: Scanlon Foundation Community Discussion Paper, 2016)

The Social Outfit provides skills which translate to new professional and social contexts:

We've now assisted 13 people from the refugee and new migrant community in finding jobs with other employers.

The Social Outfit's sewing programs provide industry-recognised skill acquisition, as well as positive social interaction and confidence-building while speaking English in a professional environment.

8 students participating in our training programs have since set up micro-enterprises in their own communities.

We have more work to do, and one of our ongoing focuses is building industry-recognised skills in our community.

TheSocial Outfit creates jobs for the community:

We've now employed 14 peopled from the refugee and new migrant community.

At the Social Outfit, we employ and train people from all professional backgrounds, whether they're building skills without any prior experience, or translating existing skills for Australian contexts.

So far, we've provided 14,000 hours (and counting!) of paid employment to people from the refugee and new migrant community.

We have more work to do, and one of our ongoing focuses is providing paid, secure employment in our community.

(Source: From Refugee to Entrepreneur in Sydney in Less Than Three Years: Final Evaluation Report on the SSI Ignite Small Business Start-Ups Program, 2017)

TheSocial Outfit champions creativity and collaboration:

70% of our organisation’s activities are running our shop and workroom, providing employment opportunities for the refugee and new migrant community in manufacturing and retailing ethical fashion. 30% of our organisation’s activities are running free training and education programs for our community, delivered through our sewing school and creative projects.

Our sewing school, creative programs and events provide welcoming opportunities for people from the new migrant and refugee community to expand their social connections. Individuals can express themselves, share their worries and ideas, and come together in an encouraging environment.

We’ve had more than 300 people from the refugee and new migrant community participate in our sewing school, digital print projects, creative programs and fashion events!

We have more work to do, and one of our ongoing focuses is providing opportunities for creativity and collaboration in our community, especially for young people.